• Rick Pitino paid $3,000 to escape the possibility of parenthood with the woman accused of extorting him. Will Louisville keep Rick in the Cards?

• No wonder Reggie Miller has been so smitten with Ali Kay - she’s quite the fashion designer.

• The Pittsburgh Steelers show their own version of the shotgun formation.

• Kids at a Virginia basketball camp learn that Michael Vick is a wholesome, blameless creature.

• Whoever took it, please give Baron Davis’ laptop back - he has some “private images” he’d like to keep private.

• Jilted soccer fans in Brazil declare Ronaldo “King of the Transvestites“.

• Cubs skipper Lou Piniella gets really frustrated when you ask him questions about feeling frustrated.

• Jeanie Buss believes Phil Jackson will be leading the Lakers longer than most people expect.

• Chad Ochocinco expands his horizons by Twittering smack with bloggers.

• Out of Oakland, DeAngelo Hall rips the Raiders & destroys Al Davis.